Values and valuables: from the sacred to the symbolic
Éditeur :
AltaMira Press
ISBN :
9780759105454
Date de publication :
27 déc. 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,0 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
549 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Discusses the value attached to material objects by different cultures. This book considers the sacred nature of objects that are exchanged between individuals, the value and power of markets, money, and credit, and the ways in which contemporary people bestow symbolic value on objects or individuals.